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2025 Men's Hockey Asia Cup

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2025 Men's Hockey Asia Cup
Tournament details
Host countryIndia
CityRajgir
Dates29 August – 7 September
Teams8 (from 1 confederation)
VenueBihar Sports University Hockey Stadium
Final positions
Champions India (4th title)
Runner-up South Korea
Third place Malaysia
Tournament statistics
Matches played24
Goals scored164 (6.83 per match)
Top scorerMalaysia Akhimullah Anuar (12 goals)
Best playerIndia Abhishek Nain
Best young playerMalaysia Andywalfian Jeffrynus
Best goalkeeperSouth Korea Kim Jae-hyeon
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The 2025 Men's Hockey Asia Cup was the 12th edition of the Men's Hockey Asia Cup, the quadrennial international men's field hockey championship of Asia organized by the Asian Hockey Federation. It was held at the Bihar Sports University Hockey Stadium in Rajgir Sports Complex, India from 29 August to 7 September 2025.[1][2] The tournament returned to its usual four-year cycle after the previous tournament was delayed to 2022 due to the COVID-19.

South Korea, the defending champions, finished as runners-up after losing to India in the final.[3] The winning team, India qualified for the 2026 Men's FIH Hockey World Cup.[4][5]

Pakistan withdrew, citing security concerns, and was replaced by Bangladesh.[6] Oman also pulled out due to financial issues and was replaced by Kazakhstan.[7]

Qualification

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Qualified teams

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Highlighted are the countries that are participating in the 2025 Men's Asia Cup.
  Qualified via FIH rankings or AHF Cup
  Qualified via FIH ranking and as hosts
Dates Event Location Quotas Qualifiers
— FIH Men's World Ranking — 5  China
 India (host)
 Japan
 Malaysia
 Pakistan[a]
 South Korea
17–27 April 2025 2025 AHF Cup[8] Jakarta, Indonesia 3  Bangladesh[a]
 Chinese Taipei
 Kazakhstan[a]
 Oman[a]
Total 8

Preliminary round

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All times are local (UTC+5:30).[9]

Pool A

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  India (H) 3 3 0 0 22 5 +17 9 Super4s
2  China 3 1 1 1 18 7 +11 4
3  Japan 3 1 1 1 11 5 +6 4
4  Kazakhstan 3 0 0 3 1 35 −34 0
Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) matches won; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for; 5) head-to-head result; 6) field goals for.
(H) Hosts
29 August 2025
13:00
Japan  7–0  Kazakhstan
Kawabe field hockey ball 1'
Kimura field hockey ball 5'
Yamasaki field hockey ball 13', 36'
Nagayoshi field hockey ball 48'
Yamada field hockey ball 50'
Shinohara field hockey ball 54' 		Report
Umpires:
Khamis Al-Balushi (OMA)
Salim Lucky (BAN)
29 August 2025
15:00
India  4–3  China
Jugraj field hockey ball 18'
Harmanpreet field hockey ball 20', 33', 47' 		Report Du field hockey ball 12'
Chen B. field hockey ball 35'
Gao field hockey ball 41'
Umpires:
Rawi Anbananthan (MAS)
You Hyo-sik (KOR)
31 August 2025
13:00
China  13–1  Kazakhstan
Du field hockey ball 10', 53'
Chen Q. field hockey ball 13'
Lin field hockey ball 15', 39'
Chen B. field hockey ball 29', 56'
Lu field hockey ball 31', 42', 44'
Gao field hockey ball 33'
Guo field hockey ball 41', 58' 		Report Duisengazy field hockey ball 2'
Umpires:
Salim Lucky (BAN)
Balaji Kumar (IND)
31 August 2025
15:00
Japan  2–3  India
Kawabe field hockey ball 38', 59' Report Mandeep field hockey ball 4'
Harmanpreet field hockey ball 5', 46'
Umpires:
Michiel Otten (NED)
Rawi Anbananthan (MAS)
1 September 2025
17:30
China  2–2  Japan
Lin field hockey ball 7'
Zhang field hockey ball 25' 		Report Matsumoto field hockey ball 28', 51'
Umpires:
Aziz Adimah (GHA)
Tyler Klenk (CAN)
1 September 2025
19:30
India  15–0  Kazakhstan
Abhishek field hockey ball 5', 8', 20', 59'
Sukhjeet field hockey ball 15', 32', 38'
Jugraj field hockey ball 24', 31', 47'
Harmanpreet field hockey ball 26'
Amit field hockey ball 29'
Rajinder field hockey ball 32'
Sanjay field hockey ball 54'
Dilpreet field hockey ball 55' 		Report
Umpires:
Zhou Fuyi (CHN)
Khamis Al-Balushi (OMA)

Pool B

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Malaysia 3 3 0 0 23 2 +21 9 Super4s
2  South Korea 3 2 0 1 13 5 +8 6
3  Bangladesh 3 1 0 2 10 12 −2 3
4  Chinese Taipei 3 0 0 3 3 30 −27 0
Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) matches won; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for; 5) head-to-head result; 6) field goals for.
29 August 2025
09:00
Malaysia  4–1  Bangladesh
Hamsani field hockey ball 25'
Anuar field hockey ball 36'
Abdu Rauf field hockey ball 48'
Cholan field hockey ball 54' 		Report Islam field hockey ball 16'
Umpires:
Tyler Klenk (CAN)
Gurbaj Singh (IND)
29 August 2025
11:00
South Korea  7–0  Chinese Taipei
Son field hockey ball 17', 29', 58'
Yang field hockey ball 27', 50'
Oh field hockey ball 53'
Kong field hockey ball 54'
 Report
Umpires:
Balaji Kumar (IND)
Aziz Adimah (GHA)
30 August 2025
13:00
Bangladesh  8–3  Chinese Taipei
Abdullah field hockey ball 4', 26'
Sobuj field hockey ball 36'
Hasan field hockey ball 42', 42'
Islam field hockey ball 45', 58'
Babu field hockey ball 56' 		Report Hsieh field hockey ball 10', 18'
Shih field hockey ball 60'
Umpires:
Hideki Kinoshita (JPN)
Zhou Fuyi (CHN)
30 August 2025
15:00
South Korea  1–4  Malaysia
Jin field hockey ball 2' Report Anuar field hockey ball 29', 34', 38'
Hamsani field hockey ball 33'
Umpires:
Anand Dangi (IND)
Michiel Otten (NED)
1 September 2025
13:30
Bangladesh  1–5  South Korea
Sobuj field hockey ball 22' Report Son field hockey ball 9', 11'
Lee Seung-w. field hockey ball 16'
Oh field hockey ball 22'
Yang field hockey ball 60+'
Umpires:
Hideki Kinoshita (JPN)
Anand Dangi (IND)
1 September 2025
15:30
Malaysia  15–0  Chinese Taipei
Hamsani field hockey ball 8', 15', 32', 54'
Anuar field hockey ball 10', 20', 29', 45', 56'
Sumantri field hockey ball 20', 40', 60'
Azrai field hockey ball 22'
Jeffrynus field hockey ball 24'
Rozemi field hockey ball 32' 		Report
Umpires:
You Hyo-sik (KOR)
Gurbaj Singh (IND)

Fifth to eighth place

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Bracket

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5–8th place semi-finalsFifth place
 
      
 
3 September
 
 
 Japan2
 
7 September
 
 Chinese Taipei0
 
 Japan6
 
4 September
 
 Bangladesh1
 
 Bangladesh5
 
 
 Kazakhstan1
 
Seventh place
 
 
6 September
 
 
 Chinese Taipei4
 
 
 Kazakhstan6

5–8th place semi-finals

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3 September 2025
14:30
Japan  2–0  Chinese Taipei
Shinohara field hockey ball 5', 11' Report
Umpires:
Balaji Kumar (IND)
Gurbaj Singh (IND)
4 September 2025
14:30
Bangladesh  5–1  Kazakhstan
Islam field hockey ball 10', 23'
Sarkar field hockey ball 28', 33'
Ali field hockey ball 34' 		Report Aitkaliyev field hockey ball 38'
Umpires:
Zhou Fuyi (CHN)
Anand Dangi (IND)

Seventh and eighth place

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6 September 2025
14:30
Chinese Taipei  4–6  Kazakhstan
Chang Yu-c. field hockey ball 7'
Hsieh field hockey ball 13', 18', 31' 		Report Duisengazy field hockey ball 12', 23', 30', 36', 56'
Aitkaliyev field hockey ball 47'
Umpires:
Balaji Kumar (IND)
Zhou Fuyi (CHN)

Fifth and sixth place

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7 September 2025
14:30
Japan  6–1  Bangladesh
Yamasaki field hockey ball 9'
Shinohara field hockey ball 15', 36', 56'
Nagayoshi field hockey ball 36'
Tanaka field hockey ball 50' 		Report Islam field hockey ball 55'
Umpires:
You Hyo-sik (KOR)
Khamis Al-Balushi (OMA)

First to fourth place

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Super4s

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  India (H) 3 2 1 0 13 3 +10 7 Final
2  South Korea 3 1 1 1 6 8 −2 4
3  Malaysia 3 1 0 2 6 8 −2 3 Third place match
4  China 3 1 0 2 3 9 −6 3
Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) matches won; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for; 5) head-to-head result; 6) field goals scored.
(H) Hosts
3 September 2025
17:00
Malaysia  2–0  China
Cholan field hockey ball 45'
Anuar field hockey ball 47' 		Report
Umpires:
Aziz Adimah (GHA)
Hideki Kinoshita (JPN)
3 September 2025
19:30
India  2–2  South Korea
Hardik field hockey ball 8'
Mandeep field hockey ball 53' 		Report Yang field hockey ball 12'
Kim Hyeon-h. field hockey ball 14'
Umpires:
Tyler Klenk (CAN)
Khamis Al-Balushi (OMA)
4 September 2025
17:00
South Korea  0–3  China
Report Chen B. field hockey ball 13', 43'
Gao field hockey ball 43'
Umpires:
Salim Lucky (BAN)
Rawi Anbananthan (MAS)
4 September 2025
19:30
Malaysia  1–4  India
Hassan field hockey ball 2' Report Manpreet field hockey ball 17'
Sukhjeet field hockey ball 19'
Lakra field hockey ball 24'
Prasad field hockey ball 38'
Umpires:
Michiel Otten (NED)
You Hyo-sik (KOR)
6 September 2025
17:00
South Korea  4–3  Malaysia
Kim Hyeon-h. field hockey ball 24', 51'
Oh field hockey ball 44'
Lee J. field hockey ball 50' 		Report Saari field hockey ball 9'
Rozemi field hockey ball 29'
Cholan field hockey ball 31'
Umpires:
Anand Dangi (IND)
Aziz Adimah (GHA)
6 September 2025
19:30
India  7–0  China
Lakra field hockey ball 4'
Dilpreet field hockey ball 7'
Mandeep field hockey ball 18'
Pal field hockey ball 37'
Sukhjeet field hockey ball 39'
Abhishek field hockey ball 46', 50' 		Report
Umpires:
Hideki Kinoshita (JPN)
Tyler Klenk (CAN)

Third and fourth place

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7 September 2025
17:00
Malaysia  4–1  China
Sumantri field hockey ball 8'
Anuar field hockey ball 36', 50'
Cholan field hockey ball 58' 		Report Gao field hockey ball 54'
Umpires:
Tyler Klenk (CAN)
Hideki Kinoshita (JPN)

Final

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7 September 2025
19:30
India  4–1  South Korea
Sukhjeet field hockey ball 1'
Dilpreet field hockey ball 28', 45'
Amit field hockey ball 50' 		Report Son field hockey ball 51'
Umpires:
Rawi Anbananthan (MAS)
Michiel Otten (NED)

Statistics

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Final standings

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Pos Team Qualification
1st place, gold medalist(s)  India (H) 2026 World Cup
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  South Korea 2026 World Cup Qualifiers
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Malaysia
4  China
5  Japan
6  Bangladesh 2025 Asia Play–Offs
7  Kazakhstan
8  Chinese Taipei
Source: FIH
(H) Host

Goalscorers

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There were 164 goals scored in 24 matches, for an average of 6.83 goals per match.

12 goals

6 goals

5 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

Source: FIH

Awards

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The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament.[10]

Award Player
Player of the tournament India Abhishek Nain
Goalkeeper of the tournament South Korea Kim Jae-hyeon
Young player of the tournament Malaysia Andywalfian Jeffrynus
Promising goalkeeper of the tournament China Wang Caiyu

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ a b c d Pakistan and Oman withdrew and were replaced by Bangladesh and Kazakhstan.[7]

References

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  1. ^ Ganesan, Uthra (20 November 2024). "Rajgir all set to host men's Asia Cup next year after Women's Asian Champions Trophy success". sportstar.thehindu.com. Sportstar. Retrieved 21 November 2024.
  2. ^ Raj, Pritish (20 November 2024). "Rajgir set to host Men's Hockey Asia Cup 2025". thebridge.in. The Bridge. Retrieved 21 November 2024.
  3. ^ "Koreans wreck Malaysia's Asia Cup dream". nst.com.my. 1 June 2022. Retrieved 1 June 2022.
  4. ^ "Indian men qualify for FIH Hockey World Cup Belgium and Netherlands 2026". fih.hockey. 7 September 2025. Retrieved 7 September 2025.
  5. ^ "Qualification System for 2026 FIH Hockey World Cups" (PDF). fih.ch. International Hockey Federation.
  6. ^ "Pakistan not to travel to India for Asia Cup hockey: HI official". thehindu.com. 6 August 2025. Retrieved 6 August 2025.
  7. ^ a b Singh, Aftar (19 August 2025). "Malaysia eye Super Four stage in Bihar". nst.com.my. New Straits Times. Retrieved 19 August 2025.
  8. ^ "Match Schedule: Men's & Women's AHF Cup 2025 Jakarta, Indonesia". asiahockey.org. Asian Hockey Federation. Retrieved 20 March 2025.
  9. ^ "Hero Asia Cup Rajgir Bihar 2025 – Match Schedule Announced Rajgir, Bihar – 19 August 2025:". fih.hockey. 19 August 2025. Retrieved 19 August 2025.
  10. ^ "India Crowned Champions of Hero Asia Cup Rajgir Bihar 2025, Qualify for FIH Men's Hockey World Cup 2026". fih.hockey. 7 September 2025.
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